Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 is Americans for the Arts’ fifth study of the nonprofit arts and culture industry’s impact on the economy. It documents the economic contributions of the arts in 341 diverse communities and regions across the country, representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Nationally, the nonprofit arts and culture industry generated $166.3 billion of economic activity during 2015—$63.8 billion in spending by arts and cultural organizations and an additional $102.5 billion in event-related expenditures by their audiences. This activity supported 4.6 million jobs and generated $27.5 billion in revenue to local, state, and federal governments (a yield well beyond their collective $5 billion in arts allocations).

In Arizona, four regions submitted data: City of Flagstaff; City of Mesa, City of Phoenix, and the West Valley Region.A snap shot of some of the data collected from these regions is presented below:

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Grant deadline next week for Artist Research & Development Grants. ARDGs support individual artists from all disciplines to aid in the development of artistic work, support the advancement of artistic research, and recognize the contributions individual artists make to Arizona’s communities. The grant application deadline is 11:59pm Thursday, August 24, 2017. ... See MoreSee Less

Shout out to the Gila Valley Arts Council, who received a FY2018 Community Investment Grant which will help support GVAC as it continues to bring accomplished performing artists to the community and its schools serving students in Graham and Greenlee counties. ... See MoreSee Less